Tonights the night the world begins again....

So, it's election day. I will say, quite proudly that I am a democrat. But that doesn't even begin to cover my feeling on this election day.

At the age of 31, this is clearly not my first election. It is after all my civic duty. As a news a political junkie, I take elections pretty seriously. That being said, I would like to say that I am more proud of our country tonight then I think I ever have been. (side note, I do not mean that in a I love terrorists kind of way) To think that my parents were alive in a time when black people were not granted the same basic rights as white people. To think that there was a time in recent history, relatively speaking, that black people could not drink out of the same water fountains, use the same public restrooms, go to the same schools, or the same restaurants, and we are on the verge, it would seem, of electing a President who is half black is truly amazing.

What I want, and have always wanted more than anything since I became a parent, was the chance to raise my son, and any future children, in a world where people didn't have to be black or white, but they are just people. I know, of course, that race will always be an issue to an extent. As long as racism exists in the world, there will come a time when I have to explain it to him. But he is going to grow up in a time where it doesn't seem like peoples' ethnic differences are a hindrance to them is a wonderful gift. It's a whole new ball game people, lets try to make a positive difference in this world, for the sake of our children, and our children's children.